CN1191534C - 提供具有可拆卸的组件的计算机系统的系统和方法 - Google Patents

提供具有可拆卸的组件的计算机系统的系统和方法 Download PDF

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一种向计算机系统提供一个或多个可拆卸的组件的系统和方法，该系统和方法可以简单定制用户的计算机系统，该系统包括：至少部分地确定该计算机系统的外表面的一个外壳组件，该外壳组件具有至少一个安装销，其可以是一个突起或一个细长又扁平的外延的销子。该安装接头可以从外壳组件延长并且形成确定的锁定台肩，该系统还包括具有安装接头的可拆卸的组件。该安装接头可以与锁定台肩相互作用以便将可拆卸的组件自由地连接到外壳组件。

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提供具有可拆卸的组件的计算机系统的系统和方法
技术领域
本公开文件总体上涉及计算机系统的外壳组件，并特别地涉及用于提供一种具有可拆卸的组件的计算机系统的系统和方法。
背景技术
虽然计算机系统的操作容量与功能仍然非常重要，但是一些计算机用户正在开始要求美学上更合意的、人体工程学音响以及个性化地定制计算机系统与组件。
传统的计算机系统常常具有一个并不引人注目的外表。它们倾向于具有单调的颜色而且包括诸如拙劣设计的键盘之类的在人体工程学方面不友好的设计。完善这个情况的传统技术常常是不便且昂贵的。例如，如果用户期望从人体工程学方面改进现有的计算机系统，用户可能被迫转向诸如具有集成腕托的键盘制造商之类的特殊设备供应商。这个方法通常导致用户购买两个组件--包括作为最初的计算机系统的一部分的那个组件与该特殊组件。
另外，用于改进和/或定制计算机系统的外观的传统技术是有限的。近来，诸如APPLE之类的某些计算机供应商已经开始提供更多颜色的计算机系统。不幸的是，这种色彩选择表现出局限性。此外，对于一个用户没有给出一个简单的方法来改变选定的颜色。因此，如果用户购买具有橙色外壳组件的计算机系统，则该用户不能轻易地用其它颜色的外壳组件来代替该橙色外壳组件。
发明内容
按照本公开文件，公开了一种用于提供可拆卸的组件的系统和方法，其提供优于先前开发的系统的显著优点。本公开实施例允许用户轻易地获得定做的计算机系统。
根据本发明的一个方面，结合本发明的主旨的计算机系统可以包括至少部分地确定定义计算机系统的外表面的外壳组件。外壳组件可以具有至少一个安装销(mounting finger)，其可以是，例如，像突出或者细长又扁平的外延的一个销子(pin)。该安装销可以从外壳组件伸出并且形成确定的锁定台肩(locking shoulder)。该系统还可以包括具有安装接头(mounting tab)的可拆卸的组件。该安装接头可以与锁定台肩相互作用以便将可拆卸的组件可自由地连接到外壳组件上。
根据本发明的另一个方面，一种用于提供可拆卸的组件的方法可以包括接受对于计算机系统(例如，经互联网)的订单并响应于该订单向用户提供计算机系统。所提供的计算机系统可以具有外壳组件，该外壳组件至少部分地确定该计算机系统的外表面。这个外壳组件可以具有至少一个从该外壳组件伸出的并确定锁定台肩的安装销。另外，所提供的计算机系统可以包括具有安装接头的可拆卸的组件，该安装接头通过与锁定台肩的相互作用来将可拆卸的组件可自由地连接到外壳组件上。在一些实施例中，通过指定与可拆卸的组件的外表面相结合的设计，用户可以选择定做可拆卸的组件。另外，用户可以指定可拆卸的组件的期望的颜色。用户可以在订购计算机系统的时候做出这些指定，这样，可以向用户提供具有定做的可拆卸的组件的一个计算机系统。
本发明提供若干技术优点。例如，通过提供可拆卸的组件，用户可以快速又容易地定做计算机的外观。此外，制造商可以在最初的生产时间更快速又容易地为每个顾客定做计算机系统。而且，因为本发明向用户提供一种选择预订的计算机的某些物理属性的途径，所以用户可以避免用特殊设备更换诸如提供的键盘和监视器之类的最初的计算机系统设备所带来的不便。
通过下列说明书、权利要求以及附图，其它的技术优点对于那些本领域普通技术人员来说将是显而易见的。
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通过参考与附图结合的下列描述可以获得对本发明及其优点的更完整的理解，附图中相同的参考数字表示相同的部件，并且其中：
图1描述了一种具有结合本发明公开的主旨的外壳组件的计算机系统；
图2描述了计算机系统立式外壳组件和可拆卸的组件的部件分解图，其每一个都结合了本发明公开的主旨。
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通过参考图1和2来最佳地理解优选实施例以及它们的优点，其中相同的参考数字表示相同的部件。
图1表示一个结合本发明公开的主旨用10表示的计算机系统。正如描述的一样，计算机系统10包括三个分离的计算机系统设备：监视器12，箱体14，以及键盘16。虽然监视器12，箱体14以及键盘16组成了计算机系统10，但是其还可以包括其它的设备。例如，计算机系统10可以包括打印机或者zip驱动器。正如描述的一样，监视器12和键盘16分别通过连接电缆18和20以能够进行通讯的方式连接到箱体14。
所述的监视器12、箱体14以及键盘16的每一设备，包括组成至少它们各自的外表面部分的外壳组件。例如，外壳组件22部分地形成监视器12的基座的外表面。外壳组件24部分地形成箱体14的顶部的外表面，而且外壳组件26部分地形成键盘16的外表面。所述的外壳组件22、24和26的每一个具有至少一个诸如外壳组件26的安装销28之类的安装销。
在图1的叙述中，安装销28从外壳组件26中伸出并且确定锁定台肩30，操作中，可拆卸的组件，例如腕托32，可以具有安装接头34。在一些实施例中，安装接头34可以具有伸出那里的孔并且可以通过与安装销28和锁定台肩30的相互作用允许腕托32可自由地连接到外壳组件26。安装接头34与安装销28的相互作用可以包含安装销28延伸穿过安装接头34中形成的一个孔。这类相互作用可以允许腕托32可转动地连接到键盘16。正如图1描述的一样，安装接头34可以沿着腕托32的侧面安置，并且这样可以容易接入并且基本上无阻碍的旋转。
已经显示计算机系统的用户在他们的键盘上一天进行20,000次重复的手动作。偶尔，这些用户将他们的键盘设置在一个不恰当的高度，这样当他们使用键盘时迫使他们自己保持一个扁平的手型。长时间之后，这样扁平的手型可能导致关节不适。在最近几年，计算机系统的用户已经开始通过使用腕托(例如，腕托32)来保护他们自己。
用于键盘的最简单、花费最少的腕托由放置在键盘前面的窄软垫形成。不幸的是，通常情况下，这些托没有考虑到键盘角度的改变，该键盘角度可能是由于升起和/或降下通常位于大多数键盘的底部上的角度调整底座引起的。而且，典型的腕托常常不考虑键盘位置中的改变。每次调整键盘或者重新安放键盘；还必须调整和/或重新安放腕托。
通过允许腕托32既可自由地又可转动地与键盘16连接，可以减少与传统的腕托相关的许多问题。另外，本发明公开的系统可以更可能使用户一贯地获得由腕托提供的优点。
除腕托32之外，图1描述了两个附加的可拆卸的组件，监视器支持垫圈38与箱顶(tower top)36。监视器支持垫圈38与箱顶36可以自由地分别连接到外壳组件22与24。在一些实施例中，监视器支持垫圈38与箱顶36可以由压制塑料形成。这些压制塑料部分可以具有与外壳组件22与24的颜色不同的颜色。另外，监视器支持垫圈38与箱顶36至少可以部分是金属的。例如，监视器支持垫圈38与箱顶36可以由剖光铝或者其它的加工过的金属部分地形成。在颜色和/或表面光度中的差别可以使计算机系统10在视觉上更醒目。
除美学的优点之外，箱顶36可以作为箱体14的一个接入板面。通过移开箱顶36，可以接入箱体14的内部，如果需要箱体14这样操作的话，则需要箱体14的这种操作。在图2中提供箱顶(例如，箱顶36)的一个更详细的叙述。
图2描述了一个计算机系统箱体外壳组件40和可拆卸的组件42的部件分解图。正如描述的一样，可拆卸的组件42是一个箱顶并且包括结合入它的外表面46的定做的设计44。定做的设计44，象外壳组件之间的颜色差别，可以允许计算机系统(例如，图1的计算机系统10)在视觉上更醒目。因为可以允许用户选择和/或设计颜色方案与定做的设计(例如，定做的设计44)，该方案与设计也可以考虑由它的用户提出的计算机系统的基本定制。
正如图2描述的一样，可拆卸的组件42包括两个安装接头48与50和两个安装销52与54。每一个安装销52和54确定各自的台肩56和58。正如图2描述的一样，安装销52与54伸入到箱体40中的中央开口60并确定通道62。
不同于图1的安装接头34，安装接头48与50是细长又扁平的。同样地，安装销52与54也是细长又扁平的。操作中，安装接头48与50可以与台肩56与58相互作用。该相互作用可以包含将安装接头48与50放置在通道60内，在台肩56与58之间制成该通道60。这类相互作用可以允许箱顶42可自由地连接到箱体40。
也可以使用其他类型的接头与销。例如，可拆卸的组件可以具有安装接头，形成该安装接头使其具有一个销子(pin)形状，而外壳组件可以具有安装销，形成该安装销来确定开槽或者孔尺寸以便容纳该销子形状的安装接头。虽然已经详细描写了本发明，但是应该可以理解，在不偏离本发明的精神和范围的情况下，可以对本发明进行各种改变、替代以及修改，本发明由附加的权利要求定义。

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1.一个计算机系统，包括：一个外壳组件(40)，其至少部分地确定该计算机系统的至少一个部分的外表面，和通过至少一个细长安装接头(48，50)可拆卸地连接至该外壳组件的可拆卸组件(42)，其中该安装接头适于插入所述外壳组件(40)中的开口(60)，其特征在于，
所述外壳组件(40)中的所述开口(60)由两个台肩所确定，并且所述可拆卸组件(42)包括两个与所述台肩相互作用的细长的安装接头(48，50)。
2.根据权利要求1的计算机系统，其中，所述可拆卸组件(42)包括压制的塑料。
3.根据权利要求2的计算机系统，其中，所述可拆卸组件(42)具有第一种颜色，且所述外壳组件(40)包括具有与第一种颜色不同的第二种颜色的压制塑料。
4.根据权利要求1至3中任何一项的计算机系统，其中，所述可拆卸的组件(42)包括一个塔盖。
5.一种用于提供计算机系统的可拆卸组件(42)的方法，包括下列步骤：
提供一个外壳组件，其至少部分地确定计算机系统的一个外表面；以及
提供一可拆卸组件(42)，其通过至少一个细长安装接头(48，50)可拆卸地连接至所述外壳组件(40)，其中该安装接头适于插入所述外壳组件(40)中的开口(60)，其特征在于
所述外壳组件(40)中的所述开口(60)由两个台肩确定，并且所述可拆卸组件(42)包括两个与开口(60)的各个台肩(56，58)相互作用的细长的安装接头(48，50)。
6.根据权利要求5的方法，其中，所述可拆卸组件(42)包括具有第一种颜色的压制塑料而所述外壳组件(40)包括具有与第一种颜色不同的第二种颜色的压制塑料。
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